4Graham P Jones (Hyndburn)What recent discussions her Department has had with representatives of Lima group countries on the UK's role in delivering aid and assistance to Venezuelans who have fled that country. (910643)

7Sir Hugo Swire (East Devon)What proportion of contracts her Department has awarded to UK companies in each of the last five years. (910647)

8Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield)What assessment her Department has made of the effect of restricted humanitarian space on the work of NGOs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. (910648)

9Karen Lee (Lincoln)What recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. (910649)

10Patricia Gibson (North Ayrshire and Arran)What assessment the Government has made of the contribution of female human rights defenders to improving human rights for women in the Middle East. (910651)

That this House declares an environment and climate emergency following the finding of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change that to avoid a more than 1.5°C rise in global warming, global emissions would need to fall by around 45 per cent from 2010 levels by 2030, reaching net zero by around 2050; recognises the devastating impact that volatile and extreme weather will have on UK food production, water availability, public health and through flooding and wildfire damage; notes that the UK is currently missing almost all of its biodiversity targets, with an alarming trend in species decline, and that cuts of 50 per cent to the funding of Natural England are counterproductive to tackling those problems; calls on the Government to increase the ambition of the UK’s climate change targets under the Climate Change Act 2008 to achieve net zero emissions before 2050, to increase support for and set ambitious, short-term targets for the roll-out of renewable and low carbon energy and transport, and to move swiftly to capture economic opportunities and green jobs in the low carbon economy while managing risks for workers and communities currently reliant on carbon intensive sectors; and further calls on the Government to lay before the House within the next six months urgent proposals to restore the UK’s natural environment and to deliver a circular, zero waste economy.

Amendment (b)

Mr Chris Leslie

Heidi Allen

Angela Smith

Chuka Umunna

Mike Gapes

Mr Gavin Shuker

Anna SoubryDr Sarah WollastonLuciana BergerJoan RyanAnn Coffey

Line 1, leave out from “House” to end and add “believes that action against both climate change and rising carbon emissions will be significantly inhibited by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU given the urgent need for international and coordinated policy leadership with our nearest allies; is deeply concerned at the accelerating pace of global warming and the devastating impact on our natural world and catastrophic consequences for the future of human life on Earth that will follow as a consequence; endorses the overwhelming scientific consensus that humankind is driving the damage to our planet; notes with concern the potential for climate change to be a threat multiplier, driving conflict over ever more scarce resources; considers that humankind has a moral responsibility to confront the threat in this generation before the damage becomes irreversible; further notes that a whole-society effort is needed to do so, including an urgent expansion of renewable forms of energy generation, the restoration of our natural environment, a transition to a sustainable economy, and standards for carbon neutral new-build housing; believes that this should be achieved by working with industry to maintain economic growth and protect jobs and investment; and therefore declares a climate emergency, but also declares that Brexit in any form can only hamper efforts to tackle climate change by removing the UK’s voice from the decision-making table, and impede the international co-operation which is essential to mitigating what is a global threat.”.

At end add “; and supports and welcomes the declaration of a climate emergency by the First Minister of Scotland; notes the existing ambition of the Scottish Government for Scotland to become a carbon-neutral country by 2050; further welcomes the commitment to legislate on carbon emission reduction targets in line with advice from the Committee on Climate Change; and calls on the UK Government and the devolved administrations to set the best possible example in tackling the causes and effects of climate change at home and around the world.”.